Active MLB Players That Are Exempt From Future Qualifying Offers

Under Major League Baseball’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, clubs may not tender a qualifying offer to a player who has previously received one. In many cases, it’s a moot point, as the player in question has reached a point in his career where another qualifying offer is no longer realistic. Others, though, are set to hit the open market as soon as next season at an age where another qualifying offer would’ve been plausible with a strong season. We’ll keep this post updated each offseason as new waves of players receive the qualifying offer, but for now, the following players are ineligible to receive one in the future.

Since when does one bad season ruin your whole career? He was a star player for like 6 years with ATL and STL before getting a huge deal. He only needs like 2 Heyward-like years to be able to get a better deal

No, he was a FUTURE star with ATL/STL for 6 years. All the commentators in his FA year said “His performance hasn’t been that great (other than defensive metrics), but he’s soooo young & full of potential, so he’s going to get paid.” And he was. And then the Cubs found out that, nope, that’s really Heyward, it doesn’t get any better. So no, he won’t get better or “rebound” (if you want to call it that), he won’t opt out, and he’ll laugh all the way to the bank. I wonder if the Cubs owner has to be held back by his bodyguards every time Heyward walks by…

“Under Major League Baseball’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, clubs may not tender a qualifying offer to a player who has previously received one.”

Does this only apply for the new CBA? What I am asking is does everyone start fresh so players like Bautista can get one more qualifying offer but not a second one under this CBA? What does the actual language say? I have not heard if that loophole is a possibility.